| West Coast Recreational Fisheries for Salmon (Fish Stories) Contributor(s): Penny Hill Press Inc (Editor), National Oceanic Atmospheric Administrat (Author) |
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ISBN: 1523455101 ISBN-13: 9781523455102 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $12.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Animals - Fish - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General |
| Physical Information: 0.08" H x 8.5" W x 11.02" (0.26 lbs) 40 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Recreational or sport Fisheries for Pacific salmon (genus Oncorhynchus) are conducted along the west coast of North America from central California north t o Alaska's Arctic region. Salmon angling along the West Coast has increased in magnitude and stature since the early 1880's. The sport has grown from a few trollers off Monterey, California, to over 4 million angler days of effort annually in Washington-Oregon alone. Native Americans (Indians) were the first to capture Pacific salmon. Frank Haw and Ray Buckley (1972) theorize that there had t o be some pleasure derived from the struggle. However, from what is known of the importance of the salmon to the pre-European Indian economy and the attendant ceremony, one could equally surmise that the harvest of salmon was strictly business. |